Massive cupcake Menorah lit at Irvine Spectrum

On Sunday, a 9-foot-tall cupcake menorah gets lit at the Irvine Spectrum to celebrate the second day of Hanukkah. Chabad of Irvine sponsored the menorah, adorned with 500 cupcakes, which were eaten by the crowd after the lighting.EUGENE GARCIA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Hundreds gathered at Irvine Spectrum Center on Sunday to have their cupcake menorah ... and eat it, too. The 9-foot-tall menorah was composed of 500 cupcakes in three flavors.

The event was sponsored by Chabad of Irvine to celebrate the second night of Hanukkah. After a bit of dancing to the music of Rabbi Blue and His Ten Commandments Music Band, the menorah was lit up and, soon after, just the crumbs remained.

"It's a way of drawing a big crowd and having lots of fun," explained Rabbi Elly Andrusier. On Tuesday, plans are to light another edible menorah – a chocolate-chip-cookie menorah at The District at Tustin Legacy.

On Sunday, a 9-foot-tall cupcake menorah gets lit at the Irvine Spectrum to celebrate the second day of Hanukkah. Chabad of Irvine sponsored the menorah, adorned with 500 cupcakes, which were eaten by the crowd after the lighting. EUGENE GARCIA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Meirah Schwartz, 9, munches on one of the cupcakes from the 9-foot-tall cupcake menorah after its lighting at the Irvine Spectrum on Sunday. The event was held in celebration of the second day of Hanukkah. EUGENE GARCIA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Ethan Shill, 9, left, joins brother Bradley, 11, as they dance with Rabbi Blue near the 9-foot-tall cupcake menorah at the Irvine Spectrum on Sunday. EUGENE GARCIA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
A hungry crowd gathers to get a bite of the 9-foot-tall cupcake menorah after its lighting at the Irvine Spectrum. The Chabad of Irvine-sponsored menorah was composed of 500 cupcakes in three flavors in celebration of the second day of Hanukkah. EUGENE GARCIA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
A crowd sways to the music of Rabbi Blue and His Ten Commandments Music Band during the lighting ceremony for the 9-foot-tall cupcake menorah at the Irvine Spectrum. EUGENE GARCIA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
A pair of giant cupcakes glow atop the 9-foot-tall cupcake menorah after its lighting at the Irvine Spectrum on Sunday. EUGENE GARCIA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Cupcakes topped with edible menorahs make up one layer of the 9-foot-tall cupcake menorah at the Irvine Spectrum. EUGENE GARCIA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Shani Vo, left, holds daughter Emma, 9, in front of the 9-foot-tall cupcake menorah at the Irvine Spectrum. EUGENE GARCIA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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